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- W1 and W2 in place. Sheer web piece is angled; making it easy to set W1 at the correct slant angle
- More measuring
- Glued my finger to the rib - ouch
- Cutting my finger away
- Only lost a little skin
- All ribs, top and bottom spar, turbulators, leading edge, and trailing edges in place.
- Getting the sheer webs in place
- Removed the wing from the plans. Ready for bottom center sheeting
- Cutting the sheeting while its on the plan
- Gluing the sheeting into place
- Gluing the sheeting into place
- Built up right wing. This went quickly; maybe 15 minutes. Ready for sheer webbing.
- Preparing to join the wings. Sanded the spars, turbulators, leading and trailing edges flush with W1 Rib
- Cutting a slot for the dihedral wing brace
- Filing just a little at a time and test fitting. Going slow to ensure a snug fit
- Wings joined and clamped. Left wing is flat on the building board, right wing is propped up 3 3/4 inches
- Wings joined and clamped. Left wing is flat on the building board, right wing is propped up 3 3/4 inches
- Wings joined and clamped. Left wing is flat on the building board, right wing is propped up 3 3/4 inches
- Wings joined and clamped. Left wing is flat on the building board, right wing is propped up 3 3/4 inches
- Cutting the fuselage to make room for the horizontal stabilizer
- Material removed, slot ready for sanding to ensure even fit
- Horizontal and vertical stabilizer slots completed
- Ready for covering
- Ready for covering
- Getting ready to cover
- My first piece of covering (rudder)
- Stretching the covering
- Finished one side
- Back side of rudder
- Covering bottome of left wing
- Covering bottome of left wing
- Stretching over the wingtip (compound curves)
- Bottom of wings finished
- Bottom of wings finished
- Putting trim around rear stabilizers
- Putting trim around rear stabilizers
- Covering the tail
- Covering the bottom
- Starting the sides
- Tail
- Top finished
- Finished
- Finished
- Damaged gear ripped from the plane
- View from inside
- Landing gear mount
- ILanding gear mount
- Scuffed cowling
- Cutting away the covering
- Covering removed
- Draw the cutting lines
- Cut the sheeting with Dremel
- Remove sheeting
- Torn up
- With old piece in place - marking hole locations
- Lines indicate old hole locations
- Cut away broken wood
- Test fitting replacement wood. Draw lines for hole locations
- Drill replacement wood. Test fit parts
- Blind nuts installed
- Glue replacement wood in place
- Test fit replacement sheeting
- Mark access holes using old sheeting as a guide
- Replacement sheeting
- Test fitting
- Reinforcement piece for the joint
- Top view
- Reinforcement pieces inside to cover the joints
- Lining up for a start
- Pit area - only two plane types were allowed to compete. All low-cost and matched.
- These were the two plane types allowed
- Two Sky Raiders
- Start your Engines!
- Preparing for a race
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- Get Ready!
- The timers
- Field
- Work benches
- Larger pylon racer - was not in the race, but did fly afterwards
- Two planes collided on take-off. Prop damage to wing.
- Larger class pylon racer - all fiberglass
- Larger class pylon racer - all fiberglass
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- Racing action
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- This did not compete but flew afterwards - VERY fast.
- Jet Turbine
- Jet Turbine
- Lloyd's biplane
- Jet Turbine
- Jet Turbine
- Jet Turbine
- Lloyd's new P-51
- Focke Wulf 190
- Foamie, ducted fan jets
- Eindecker (Balsa USA)
- T-28 Trojan
- Fokker DR1 (Red Baron style)